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Monday, January 20, 2020
Netanyahu meets mother of jailed backpacker ahead of possible pardon by Russia
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Prime Minister’s Office says Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat have finished a meeting with Yaffa Issachar, the mother of a Israeli-American backpacker jailed in Russia, as well as other relatives.
The meeting was to update the family on the latest developments regarding the possible pardoning of Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years in jail over several grams of marijuana in a ruling that angered many in Israel.
The move is widely expected to be announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Jerusalem this week.
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